It was concluded that skin staples are better alternatives to conventional sutures in head and neck cancer surgery as they offer ten times faster wound closure, cost effectiveness, and similar results to sutures in terms of patient comfort, aesthetic outcome and complication rate.

Potentially malignant disorders (PMD) are premalignant lesions or conditions having a high rate of malignant transformation. The risk of malignancy accounts for more than 50% in the commonly occurring oral PMD. There is a need to identify oral PMD early on and prevent their transformation into malignancy. Oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of oral PMD. Curcumin, an antioxidant has shown promising results in oral PMD by reducing oxidative stress by various mechanisms. The aim of this article is to shed light on the use of curcumin in different oral PMD, its benefits, and shortcomings based on previously published literature.

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Background: Chronic facial pain owing to myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) remains a therapeutic problem. Multiple modalities have been used to manage this condition including pharmacotherapy, behavioral medicine, and corrective dental procedures. Objectives: The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) as an adjuvant to pain relief in myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. Methods, 30 patients were treated with TENS therapy for three months. Results: 28 patients out of the 30 had reduction in pain following TENS therapy. 2 among the 28 were completely relieved from pain. The mean reduction on the visual analog scale was found to be 4.5. 18 patients among the 21 patients who consumed analgesics pre-TENS therapy showed reduction in analgesic consumption post-TENS. Conclusion: TENS is one of the many modalities for pain relief, and its role as an adjuvant modality in the management of MPDS is commendable.

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